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Create reaction for a release

An MCP tool from the GitHub API server, hosted on mcp.hjlabs.in.

Create reaction for a release Create a reaction to a release. A response with a Status: 200 OK means that you already added the reaction type to this release. [POST /repos/{owner}/{repo}/releases/{release_id}/reactions]

Name on the gateway: github_api__reactions_create_for_release · may change things.

Parameters

NameTypeDescription
owner requiredstringThe account owner of the repository. The name is not case…
repo requiredstringThe name of the repository without the .git extension. The…
release_id requiredintegerThe unique identifier of the release.
content required+1 | laugh | heart | hooray | rocket | eyesThe reaction type to add to the release.

How to call it

Through the Smart Gateway, any client can run it by name with call_tool, or let the gateway find it with search_tools:

call_tool arguments
{
  "name": "github_api__reactions_create_for_release",
  "arguments": {
    "owner": "…",
    "repo": "…",
    "release_id": 0,
    "content": "…"
  }
}

Or connect the GitHub API server directly, which lists 1,221 tools including this one:

Run in your terminal
claude mcp add --transport http hj-github-api https://mcp.hjlabs.in/mcp/github-api \
  --header "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY"

Try asking

Use the create reaction for a release tool with owner set to ….

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